Tiger Wheel & Tyre voted best for nine years running
Tiger Wheel & Tyre says it is just as excited now about being voted Best Place to Buy Tyres in KwaZulu Natal as it was the first time the company won this accolade nine years ago and every year since. This is the ninth consecutive year the company has won the award, which is based on votes by Daily News newspaper readers in the Daily News Your Choice Awards 2013.
Continue ReadingTIA to host tyre marketing webinar
In the USA, the Tire Industry Association (TIA), in partnership with LogMyCalls, will host a webinar on Thursday, October 10, at 12pm (US Eastern time) entitled The 5 Most Important Marketing and Sales Metrics for Tire Businesses. In this webinar, presented by McKay Allen, Inbound Marketing Manager at LogMyCalls, tyre dealers will learn about how to measure their marketing efforts, what to track, and how to track it.
Continue ReadingMichelin launches traction retread in USA
In North America, Michelin Retread Technologies has introduced an all weather traction retread, optimised for severe winter conditions. The Michelin XDS 2 Pre-Mold drive tyre retread, according to the company, can provide a 10 per cent improvement in tread life over the XDS Pre-Mold.
Continue ReadingJK Tyre To Start Chennai Expansion
JK Tyre & Industries is reportedly planning to start its 1,000-crore rupees expansion plan at its Chennai plant within the next two to three months doubling the tyremaker’s capacity at the plant, according to the Business Standard.
Continue ReadingCooper counters Apollo offer reduction talk with statement
On October 7th, Cooper Tire & Rubber Company issued a statement regarding the pending merger with Apollo Tyres, in which Cooper makes it plain that it believes that a reduction in share price is unwarranted. The statement, in full, reads as follows:
Continue ReadingJK Tyre preparing for Chennai expansion
Within the next two to three months, JK Tyre & Industries intends to get is RS 10 billion Chennai plant (£100 million) expansion project underway. When work is complete plant capacity will be double the current level, making it one of the company’s main export facilities.
Continue ReadingSite secured for Bridgestone’s new Turkish plant
A site has been found for Bridgestone’s second plant in Turkey. On 4 October the company announced that Brisa Bridgestone Sabancı Lastik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş has reached an agreement with Aksaray Province Organized Industrial Zone regarding the acquisition of land for the construction of the new passenger car radial factory.
Continue ReadingTranscose appointed Westlake distributor in Spain
Westlake has expanded its distribution network in Spain via an agreement with Spain’s Transcose to distribute its passenger, 4x4 and van tyre ranges in the central provinces of Avila, Soria and Segovia.
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TGI pinks up for breast cancer awareness month
Pink is one of the more rarely-found colours in a tyre professional’s wardrobe, but during the month of October US wholesaler Tire Group International is turning this sartorial convention on its head.
Continue ReadingBFGoodrich plant layoffs announced
Just over a month after the ratification of a new three-year contract covering workers at BFGoodrich’s Tuscaloosa tyre factory in the US, a statement issued by parent company Michelin North America has outlined a number of layoffs that will take place at the plant.
Continue ReadingNew ‘DACH’ region importer for Aeolus PCR range
Aeolus has a new distributor for its passenger car tyre range in the German, Austrian and Swiss markets. German wholesaler and tyre service provider Reifen Straub GmbH now handles imports in these three territories and in mid-September began delivery of Aeolus AW02 and AW03 winter tyres for the coming ‘changeover’ period, which traditionally takes place in October.
Continue ReadingGroundbreaking for Sumitomo’s Turkish factory
As work on Sumitomo Rubber Industries’ tyre plant in Brazil nears completion, groundbreaking was held for the company’s second tyre factory outside of Asia. On 18 September, a groundbreaking ceremony was conducted at the Sumitomo Rubber AKO Lastik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (SAT) factory site in Turkey’s Cankiri Province.
Continue ReadingMRF to double factory capacity
Indian tyre maker MRF Ltd intends to double capacity at its plant near Hyderabad in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
Continue ReadingDunlop Aircraft Tyres supplying Czech airline
Dunlop Aircraft Tyres has shared details of its latest long-term supply contract. The company will provide new and retreaded tyres to Czech Republic carrier Travel Service Airlines’ fleet of 23 Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft, as well as to the four Boeing 737 Next Generation planes flown by its low-cost subsidiary SmartWings. The supply deal includes nose and main wheel tyres.
Continue ReadingVDB offering broader winter portfolio in 2013-14
Europe, beware – winter is coming, and there’s nothing you can do to stop it. The first snow has already fallen in the mountains of Switzerland, and that means the start of a new winter tyre season. Van den Ban (VDB), however, reports itself winter ready and says its expanded assortment of winter tyres is even more extensive compared with prior years.
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